These Are the Deadliest Modern US Mass Shootings

The 2016 Pulse shooting in Orlando had been the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history until the Las Vegas shooting

The shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas is one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history. At least 59 people were killed and 527 wounded, according to authorities. That makes it the deadliest in modern American history. Here is a list of some of the worst mass shootings in recent years:

59 Killed - Las Vegas, Nevada (Oct. 1, 2017) - A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas strip casino fired down on a country music festival below, killing at least 58 people and wounding 515, according to authorities. The suspected gunman, Stephen Paddock, killed himself at the scene, police said.

23 Killed - Killeen, Texas (Oct. 16, 1991) - Twenty-three people were killed and 20 injured when George Hennard crashed his pickup into Luby's Cafeteria then opened fire on customers before fatally shooting himself.

21 Killed - San Ysidro, California (July 18, 1984) - Twenty-one people were killed and 19 injured at a San Diego McDonald's. James Huberty was killed by police.

17 Killed - Austin, Texas (Aug. 1, 1966) - Thirteen people were killed and more than 30 others wounded when student Charles Whitman opened fire from the 28th floor of the University of Texas campus tower then was killed by police. Seventeen deaths were ultimately attributed to the shooting.

14 Killed - San Bernardino, California (Dec. 2, 2015) - Fourteen people were killed and 22 wounded at a meeting of San Bernardino County employees. Husband-and-wife suspects Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik were killed in a gunfight with police.

12 Killed - Aurora, Colorado (July 20, 2012) - Twelve people were killed and 70 wounded at a movie theater during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises." Gunman James Holmes, arrested outside the theater, had booby-trapped his home with explosives. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.

CORRECTION (Oct. 2, 2017 1:53 p.m. ET): This article has been updated to fix a typo on the number of those killed in Austin, Texas, and to clarify that 17 deaths were ultimately attributed to the shooting at the University of Texas.